As an educator, my only goal is to inspire students to learn. Sometimes I encounter sex/gender-variant people in my classroom, and in the interest of being the best ally possibly, I asked a trans woman a bit about etiquette. Here is a transcript of the chat.

“If you are willing to look at another person’s behavior toward you as a reflection of the state of their relationship with themselves, rather than a statement about your value as a person… then you will, over a period of time cease to react at all.”

I just saw an incredible discussion from @samimoutran of Memac Ogilvy, about how Google AutoComplete reflects gender bias in the public… Watch the two minute video; it left me...

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Senior Advisor for Partnerships
Office of the Assistant Secretary
General for Strategic Planning
United Nations